Tagged: advice
Angela Zhang
How to Deal with Your Busy Schedule
Angela Zhang
Summer 2015
Since you are reading this blog, you probably are thinking about applying to the BUDC program, which I strongly encourage you to do so. However, you should get ready to be busy, very busy, especially if you are here for the summer. If you only take two classes, or an internship, it is fine. But if you are like me, taking two mandatory classes and two internships your schedule is more intense, or say, crazier. Besides the academic and career aspects, you also want to have fun and enjoy the city. How to balance these things is a big challenge.
As a person who keeps busy for quite a long time, I figured out some tips that can help deal with a busy schedule:
Kathryn Teran
Surviving DC without asking your parents for more money
Kathryn Teran
Summer 2015
Washington DC—not quite city not quite town, where history is made, opportunities are found, and networks are linked. The Metro (DC’s public transportation service) is clean and functions consistently until 3 am on the weekends. Shopping is abundant and there is food from every corner of the globe in every form from bakeries to food trucks to restaurants with $2.50+ tasting menus. For all you ladies and gents over 21 coming from Boston, behold, the promised land of happy hour. If you’re staying at the Deb you will be thrilled to find that the restaurant right next door has $1 margaritas. God Bless America.
We have arrived, well, kind of. Unless you’re fortunate enough to have either a paid internship or your company pays for your public transportation, costs will start to add up, and fast. It happens slowly, and then all at once—your food truck lunches, bottomless mimosa brunches, and frequent use of the metro will add up and have you looking at your bank statement wondering where the money that was supposed to last you all semester went.
So, my tips for surviving DC without awkwardly asking your parents for more money?
Lindsey Hover
The Roses and Thorns of Working Remotely
Lindsey Hover
Summer 2015
On my first day as a young working professional in Washington, DC, I sat behind my computer screen and watched as my peers hastily cooked their breakfasts, suited up, and headed out to begin their commutes. Sitting there in my sweatpants, I felt a mild jealousy, glamorizing the suits and skirts, and the half hour commute to work as emblematic of a “real life” that I, as a remote worker on two jobs, was missing.
Kelsey Nagle
Advice to an Incoming BUDC Student
Kelsey Nagle
Summer 2015
I joined the DC program believing that I would just go through the motions of interning while getting some class credits out of the way, and would come back after two months and carry on with my life. However, DC has helped me to learn so much about myself and my views, and has helped me figure out a lot about my future. My best advice about starting a program such as BUDC is to keep an open mind and take advantage of the opportunities that will be given to you.
Alec Lynde
How You Can Dress For Success In Washington, DC
By Alec Lynde
Spring 2015
Note: advice is for men’s clothing only
Whenever I move to a new place I am inevitably dragging at least four suitcases full of clothes behind me…and maybe one smaller suitcase just for my shoes. This posed a problem for me when I made plans to fly to Washington, DC for the spring semester. Obviously, I would not be able to bring four suitcases on the airplane.
I was mostly concerned about having clothes to wear to work. If you’ve ever walked into a clothing store, then you know how quickly you can break the bank trying to buy a pair of jeans, never mind a whole wardrobe for work. So how did I do it? How did I manage to pack a DC-appropriate wardrobe into two suitcases without spending a fortune? Let’s take this step-by-step.
Camila Rivera-Garcia
The Start-up World
By Camila Rivera-Garcia
Spring 2015
I am currently working in Grid Waste, a start-up company that helps waste generators find the best prices for all types of waste disposal. It was established in 2014 and has between 1-10 employees. In my position in Grid Waste Content Marketing and Social Media Intern, I have six deliverables every week, whether newsletters, infographics, articles, blog, or social media content. When finding internships, I applied to many non-profits and only one start-up. When the time came for me to choose between a well-known think tank and a start-up company, I decided that the start-up was the right fit for me.
My Office. Photo taken by Chelsea St. Onge-May
